Chapter 8, Chapter 8: How impressive!
How...how could this happen?!
Hu Xianfeng was furious but dared not speak out. Urged by Zhou Chuanxi, he closed his eyes, got into the car, and clutched the morning paper tightly in his hand.
The neighbors were all delighted and gossiped to Gu Yanzheng, saying that Hu Xianfeng had cheated on his wife after marriage, and that his illegitimate child was older than Chen Zhenzhu. After becoming rich, he favored sons over daughters, abandoning his wife and daughters to let his mistress enjoy the good life, leaving his wife and children homeless and jobless, forced to sell steamed buns at the gate of the Fourth Railway Factory.
Later, seeing how pitiful they were, people found them a place to stay, and the landlord kindly allowed them to pay rent on credit for six months. More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye!
"When Pearl and Jade were little, their father was like he was dead. Now that Pearl is grown up and successful, what does he want to do by showing up again?"
"They definitely didn't think it through!"
"Sixth Sister has had it so tough. If it were me, I'd dream of chopping him up!"
Shen Liuhe didn't want to talk too much about personal matters with Pearl's boss. Last year, Pearl suddenly wanted to break up with the guy surnamed Bai, saying that she thought he was a womanizer.
Nowadays, it's all about free love. If it doesn't work out, you break up. After all, you never even held hands.
The two parted ways quickly and went their separate ways.
As a result, Hu Xianfeng seemed to have gone mad, insisting that Shen Zhenzhu continue to be with the other party, just because the Bai family was the richest in the city and could provide business for Xianfeng Group.
A father like this is truly despicable.
She waved her hand and said, "What's past is past. My two children and I are doing very well now. I'm grateful to the leader for helping me out and letting me vent my anger. By the way, should I go with him to give my statement?"
"No need, I'll have someone come over later." Gu Yanzheng knew that she was often too busy to handle everything by herself, and that wasting time would prevent her from doing business.
After a pause, he added, "I didn't do this on purpose; I just happened to run into you."
Shen Liuhe was about to say something when Yuan Jiangxue nudged her and winked, saying, "The leaders are always within the rules, right? It's Hu Xianfeng who's dishonest. He's so audacious to buy smuggled cars, he deserved to be impounded!"
“That’s right, that’s right. At most, it’ll be dealt with according to the law. We didn’t use any connections to get anyone arrested,” Uncle Lu agreed with a smile.
Yuan Jiangxue squeezed forward, and despite her usual long face when facing customers buying clothes, she forced a rare smile and said, "Our Pearl has had a tough time too, so please take good care of her, leaders. She's just a young girl, so please forgive her if she doesn't do something right. Of course, she should be criticized and educated when necessary, because a sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned, but please be understanding."
The last half of the sentence is the most important.
Every time Gu Yanzheng passed by the police station, he could see her busy yet energetic figure, like a spinning top that never gives up.
He chuckled and said, "Comrade Xiao Shen did a great job. There's nothing to criticize. Please rest assured, neighbors. The case she helped solve, which was posted on the bulletin board, was our team. She made a great contribution this time, and her colleagues are very grateful to her."
Those who knew the leader with the prominent shoulder bar secretly admired his talent and ability, and thought it was a good thing that Pearl had gained his favor.
"Come have dinner with your colleagues when you have time," Shen Liuhe said after thinking for a moment.
"Okay, Sixth Sister, I'm leaving now." Gu Yanzheng's pager beeped again. He glanced down, said goodbye to his neighbors, and turned to head towards the Criminal Investigation Team.
I thought I had no cases on hand and could use the excuse of patrolling the fashion festival to take a stroll along the beach. It seems there are quite a few people with audacity.
But I kept remembering Shen Zhenzhu's sweet smile on the way. It turns out that flowers can be nurtured in greenhouses, and wild flowers can also be loved and cared for to grow up.
Having grown accustomed to darkness, he saw a ray of sunshine in the bustling city.
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Chen Zhenzhu struggled to push her broken bicycle to the police station.
Before even entering, I overheard Hong Le and Lao Huang whispering inside: "She really found a chance to shine. I saw the director being called to the next room yesterday, and when he came back, he was beaming. She was awarded the title of Outstanding Officer by Director Ma last year, and she'll be the one again this year."
Old Huang stood by the window making tea: "You helped solve the case, and they even put your picture on the bulletin board, so you can be in the limelight too."
No wonder he couldn't wait for Shen Zhenzhu at Granny Zhao's house; she was up to something important.
Wang, the resident registration officer, was taking a bite of a fried dough stick with her pinky finger raised. In front of five or six people in the office, she said, "Old Huang is right. If you're so capable, why don't you arrest a murderer yourself, and the custodian will put your photo on the wall too? Just be careful not to put up a black and white photo instead of a color one."
Hong Le's face darkened instantly. He opened his mouth, but was glared at by Lao Huang, and swallowed his words.
The family members of Ms. Wang, who is registered in the district government office, are not people they can afford to offend.
Shen Zhenzhu almost burst out laughing as she stood at the door. She carried the remaining buns inside and greeted them with an exceptionally cheerful expression: "Good morning, Sister Wang, would you like a bun?"
"I was just about to have this." Sister Wang waved her hand, and Chen Zhenzhu happily brought the bun over. She said, "No need for sauce, the whole house smells of vinegar, I'll just eat it with vinegar."
Since Chen Zhenzhu had become Ma Suo's darling, Lao Huang and Hong Le exchanged a glance and sat down silently without saying a word.
The steamed buns from Sixth Sister smelled so good that Hong Le, who hadn't eaten breakfast, swallowed hard and looked at them again and again. Unfortunately, Chen Zhenzhu, who usually loved to share food, was determined to starve him this time.
Sister Wang came to Chen Zhenzhu's side and whispered, "Zhenzhu, don't take anything to heart, just ignore it."
"I won't let random comments affect me; I have a clear conscience."
The little flower is doing great as long as it takes good care of itself; just do whatever makes you happy.
Shen Zhenzhu raised her head, revealing a smiling face. Sister Wang broke a peeled tea egg in half and stuffed it into her mouth. She straightened up and glanced at Lao Huang and Hong Le, saying, "You did a very good job. Fighting crime is our duty, not to curry favor. I often envy the comrades next door; they can confront criminals directly. Now that I think about it, even in the police station, we can shine. This has rekindled my enthusiasm for work."
"Then I've achieved my goal. Hey, are there any more steamed buns?" Director Ma stood at the door, having arrived at some point. He smelled the aroma, which whetted his appetite.
"Yes, there is also a hawthorn bun," Chen Zhenzhu said, handing over the bun.
She often brought steamed buns and boxed lunches for her colleagues, and everyone liked to ask her for some when they were hungry. Later, Ma Suo also fell in love with Sixth Sister's steamed buns.
Director Ma took a bite of the steaming hot bun and said, "Sixth Sister's is still the best. Last month, I went to Chen City for training and I was craving this mountain hawthorn, but I couldn't find any that tasted good. After thinking about it, I realized it's because I've become picky about Sixth Sister's cooking."
After swallowing the steamed bun, Hong Le secretly breathed a sigh of relief after Ma Suo left, worried that the director had overheard what he had just said.
Judging from Ma Suo's actions, he probably didn't hear it.
But just as he was relieved, Officer Ma returned with a medical kit and placed it on Sister Wang's desk: "Yesterday, Comrade Xiao Shen was injured while apprehending a criminal. Did Captain Gu personally come to deliver the medicine?"
Sister Wang's desk was next to Shen Zhenzhu's. She glanced at the high-end medicine on Shen Zhenzhu's desk and said knowingly, "That's right. She specifically thanked Xiao Shen for cooperating with the criminal investigation team, saying that without Xiao Shen, this case definitely wouldn't have been solved on the spot."
I even wanted to apply the medicine to Xiao Shen myself.
Ma nodded, his expression unchanged, and said, "Yesterday I was in Director Liu's office, and Director Liu praised our grassroots police station for its achievements. Captain Gu also suggested that we improve medical care at the grassroots level so that injured comrades don't go without medicine. But I remember Hong Le just received some medicine from the department, didn't he? Is all the medicine used up?"
“I thought she would go to the infirmary,” Hong Le said.
Having spent most of his life working at the grassroots level, Ma knew this all too well. He patted the medical kit and said, "This is a medical kit sent by the Fourth Team. I'm putting it here. Xiao Shen, see if you need anything, and I'll get you some later."
Shen Zhenzhu wasn't stupid; she quickly figured it out.
It turns out that Captain Gu even put eye drops on her when he went back yesterday, haha.
I didn't know idols had this side to them.
She revealed her dimples and said in a clear voice, "Mr. Ma, I think we need some gentian violet."
Hong Le stared at her in astonishment. What did she mean? Was she trying to stir up trouble?
Although Ma Suo remained silent, his heavy gaze was fixed on Hong Le. The noisy conversation in the office gradually subsided as everyone waited for Hong Le.
With her face flushed, Hong Le, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the office, took out her keychain, unscrewed the drawer, took out a still full bottle of gentian violet, and placed it on Sister Wang's desk.
His colleagues didn't say anything, but they all looked at Hong Le with unspoken understanding, their eyes filled with undeniable disdain.
Hong Le couldn't maintain the composure of Chen Zhenzhu. After Ma Suo left, he felt extremely uneasy. Old Huang noticed that he was absent-minded and didn't even hear the crowd talking to him: "Hey, Hong, go outside and get me a glass of water."
Hong Le suddenly stood up, not even taking Lao Huang's teacup, and walked towards the door with a pack of cigarettes in his pocket: "I, I'm going to the toilet."
Old Huang was furious at his good-for-nothing attitude. Ma Suo asked him to take Hong Le and Shen Zhenzhu as his apprentices. Old Huang thought Hong Le was better than Shen Zhenzhu, so he basically taught Hong Le. Who knew he was a good-for-nothing.
Now he wanted to teach Shen Zhenzhu, but six months had passed and Shen Zhenzhu was incredibly popular in the office. With Sister Wang and the others helping her, he didn't need to go out of his way to teach her anymore.
Besides, he just made a contribution; if he goes there again, what will others think?
As more and more people came to handle their affairs, Chen Zhenzhu continued to help Grandpa Zhang, patiently repeating, "Grandpa, you can't cancel your account while you're still alive. You're in good health and will definitely live to be a hundred. Don't worry. I'll help you with it later."
Grandpa Zhang, leaning on his cane, said unsteadily, "No, Pearl, I can't cause trouble for the organization. I'll do my own thing! Quickly cancel my account. I've even bought the burial plot. Boss Leng even gave me a discount on the coffin he prepared for me."
"Such a big matter needs to be discussed and decided by the family. Please don't act impulsively."
"What nonsense about being impulsive! It's like a discounted coffin; once it's gone, it's gone forever. I'm just trying to save money for my son and daughter-in-law."
Shen Zhenzhu: ...That cold-hearted brother Leng, he's turning in his grave. I'll definitely have to give him a piece of my mind when I get back.
Grandpa Zhang is hard of hearing, and Chen Zhenzhu was getting hoarse from shouting at him. Sister Wang couldn't help but laugh and came over to hand him a glass of water: "Let me do it, you go and rest for a bit."
Chen Zhenzhu thanked Sister Wang with her eyes, stood up and stretched towards the window. She picked up her teacup to drink water but froze in front of the window.
The doors of the criminal investigation team opened, and the lead Cherokee, with its flashing red lights, swaggered ahead, like a beast breaking free of its cage, ready to devour all the criminals in the world.
Meanwhile, Captain Gu, who was driving, still had the vegetable bun she had delivered that morning in his mouth.
Having personally experienced the thrill of apprehending a criminal, Shen Zhenzhu guessed that such a large-scale operation must involve a very vicious villain.
She quietly pressed her wildly beating heart, forced to admit that her peaceful life had been disrupted.
She watched the Cherokee drive away wildly, people on both sides of the street glancing around. It was truly a beast in the making, its power still lingering. Even the most arrogant criminal would be terrified at the sight of it.
A note from the author:
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Song Qingyu lived in the Song family for ten years, where she was arrogant and domineering, but was loved and protected by her adoptive parents.
When the real heiress returned home, she, who was meant to be the "coffin lid" to protect her from disaster, suddenly lost her parents and her fiancé.
Penniless and assigned to the arduous and exhausting criminal investigation team by her adoptive parents through underhanded means, Song Qingyu remained completely unfazed.
I was even a little happy.
Because she was reborn, she not only changed her personality, but also gained a cheat-like advantage.
"Memory recall," "soul sketching," "recreating the scene," and "emotional perception"—each of these techniques can help solve the case.
Song Qingyu only wanted to sing "Listen to Me, Thank You" to her adoptive parents.
Everyone says that Song Qingyu won't last more than three months in the criminal investigation team.
But she not only survived among rough men, she also became a nationally renowned female criminal police officer.
Years later, provincial and ministerial commendations rained down, including "Advanced Individual," "Third-Class Merit," "Second-Class Merit," "First-Class Merit," and "Key Talent Cultivated by the National Public Security Congress."
The criminal investigation team, which initially didn't want to take over the work of the pampered young lady, solved several major and unusual cases with her help.
The criminal investigation team leader, the city bureau leaders, and even the provincial department leaders all praised her highly, and... presented her with one more and more difficult and major case after another.
They even represented the mainland public security bureau in an international criminal investigation skills competition, which stunned the foreigners and gave them a real sense of pride.
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This includes her former adoptive parents and fiancé.
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